Bill Frost
Bill Frost has been a journalist and TV reviewer since the 4:3-aspect-ratio ’90s. His pulse-pounding prose has been featured in The Salt Lake Tribune, Inlander, Coachella Valley Independent, Las Vegas Weekly, and many other dead-tree publications (see BillFrost.tv). In addition to being a Senior Contributing Writer at CableTV.com, Bill is a syndicated streaming TV columnist for Salt Lake City Weekly and other alternative weeklies, and host/producer of TV Tan Podcast. By night, Bill cranks a Flying V with his band at the bar.
Where You Can Watch New Girl
by Bill Frost | Feb 8, 2024 | Entertainment, How to Watch, Streaming, TV
Attention, True Americans: New Girl left Netflix, its streaming home for a decade, in April 2023. All that quality time you spend with Jess, Nick, Schmidt, Winston, and Cece has come to an end—at least on that service. As of April 2023, you now have two New Girl streaming choices: Hulu and Peacock.
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New Hulu, Disney+, ESPN+ Password Sharing Restrictions
by Bill Frost | Feb 7, 2024 | Entertainment, Industry News, Streaming
Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+ are now on the same page of rules: Beginning Thursday, March 14, all three services will be restricting password sharing for current subscribers. Hulu already issued this crackdown warning in recent weeks, and these restrictions will immediately affect new subscribers.
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What to Watch This Week | February 5–11
by Bill Frost | Feb 5, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch picks include the long-awaited return of Abbott Elementary, true-crime docs Lover, Stalker, Killer and They Called Him Mostly Harmless, the series debut of Stupid Pet Tricks, Camila Mendes rom-com Upgraded, and a little sporting event called Super Bowl LVIII. Quicker to the clicker!
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Avatar: The Last Airbender, Shōgun, and the Biggest New and Returning Shows to Watch
by Bill Frost | Feb 1, 2024 | Entertainment, Streaming, TV, What to Watch
Even though it’s been covertly engineered by the lizard people at the Pentagon, Taylor & Travis’ Super Bowl LVIII isn’t the only TV event of February 2024. Donald Glover’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith series, Jon Stewart’s return to The Daily Show, the writers’ strike-delayed new seasons of your favorite network shows, and more are on deck (as is a new season of Below Deck).
Read more What to Watch This Week | January 29–February 4
by Bill Frost | Jan 29, 2024 | Entertainment, What to Watch
This week’s What to Watch recs include the new Mr. & Mrs. Smith series, animated comedies In the Know and Clone High, the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Ryan Murphy’s Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, and NHL All-Star Weekend hockey action. So much to watch!
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Chromecast 3rd Generation Review
by Bill Frost | Jan 29, 2024 | Equipment, Reviews, Streaming, TV
Google’s Chromecast 3rd Generation is a plug-and-play streaming device in the most literal sense: simply insert it into your TV’s HDMI port, and you’re ready to go. Well, there’s also a second plug for power—but setting up a Chromecast is still ridiculously easy, not to mention cheap.
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Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Review
by Bill Frost | Jan 29, 2024 | Equipment, Reviews
Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K, like most streaming sticks and dongles on the market, is good for those who want the benefits of a set-top streaming box without, well, the box.
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Roku Ultra Review 2023
by Bill Frost | Jan 29, 2024 | Equipment, Reviews
As the name suggests, the Ultra is Roku’s top-of-the-line streaming device—and it lives up to the title. It doesn’t look much different from the original matte-black squares from the dawn of Roku (yes, streaming was a thing back in 2010), but the Ultra is a fully-loaded modern powerhouse.
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TiVo Stream 4K Review
by Bill Frost | Jan 29, 2024 | Equipment, Reviews, TV
At $30.95, the TiVo Stream 4K is one of the cheaper streaming devices on the market, and it features a cross-platform aggregation function that can save you some jumping between apps. Unfortunately, that function is limited to a handful of apps, only one of which offers live TV streaming.
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The Daily Show Guest Host Lineup 2024
by Bill Frost | Jan 25, 2024 | Entertainment, Streaming, TV
The Daily Show has been a news-adjacent institution since 1996, when it launched on Comedy Central with host Craig Kilborn. Then came anchors Jon Stewart (1999–2015) and Trevor Noah (2015–2022), but the news desk now sits empty in 2023. Well, not exactly. On Tuesday, January 17, The Daily Show relaunched with a series of weekly guest hosts.
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